Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is a powerful figure in Irish horse racing and is also one of Ireland’s biggest landowners.
Between the sheikh and his brother Hamdan Al Maktoum, who died in April aged 75, the family holdings amount to more than 6,000 acres spread across counties Kildare, Meath and Tipperary.
With his Irish base at Kildangan Stud, the sheikh owns 4,500 acres, while Hamdan had a 1,500-acre holding.
Though in 2022 it was indicated the number of horses trained in Ireland owned by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum would decrease in the future.
Godolphin Ireland’s managing director Joe Osborne as below,
“The number of horses trained in Ireland has varied over the years—it has gone up and down over time. This is looked at on an annual basis but I would say the likelihood is that for next year, after Safecracker is finished racing, there probably won’t be any new horses trained in Ireland for the foreseeable future.”
Climate Change deniers and supporters.
Also the UAE is one of a number of countries that is trying to influence and infiltrate the UNFCCC – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Their goals to maintaining a reliance on fuel fossils. Their number one export (oil). Even though green energy sources are a clean and viable alternative at this period of time.
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Just a little info on Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed is the [absolute monarch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_monarch) of Dubai.[[42]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-42) The government is described as [autocratic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocratic), as there are no democratic institutions, and internal dissent is prohibited.[[12]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-:102-12)[[13]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-:112-13)[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-:122-14)[[15]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-:132-15) Mohammed is Prime Minister of the UAE, which scholars characterize as [authoritarian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarian).[[16]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-:142-16)[[17]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-:152-17) According to human rights organizations, there are systematic human rights violations, including the torture and forced disappearance of government critics.[[43]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-:04-43) There is a blurred line between the assets of the state of Dubai and those of the Al Maktoum ruling family.[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum#cite_note-:7-4)
How it pertains to Ireland through sportswashing.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is a powerful figure in Irish horse racing and is also one of Ireland’s biggest landowners.
Between the sheikh and his brother Hamdan Al Maktoum, who died in April aged 75, the family holdings amount to more than 6,000 acres spread across counties Kildare, Meath and Tipperary.
With his Irish base at Kildangan Stud, the sheikh owns 4,500 acres, while Hamdan had a 1,500-acre holding.
Though in 2022 it was indicated the number of horses trained in Ireland owned by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum would decrease in the future.
Godolphin Ireland’s managing director Joe Osborne as below,
“The number of horses trained in Ireland has varied over the years—it has gone up and down over time. This is looked at on an annual basis but I would say the likelihood is that for next year, after Safecracker is finished racing, there probably won’t be any new horses trained in Ireland for the foreseeable future.”
Climate Change deniers and supporters.
Also the UAE is one of a number of countries that is trying to influence and infiltrate the UNFCCC – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Their goals to maintaining a reliance on fuel fossils. Their number one export (oil). Even though green energy sources are a clean and viable alternative at this period of time.
Sources
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_Al_Maktoum)
[https://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/the-irish-horse-racing-empire-of-sheikh-at-centre-of-650m-custody-settlement/41172748.html](https://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/the-irish-horse-racing-empire-of-sheikh-at-centre-of-650m-custody-settlement/41172748.html)
[https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/262092/godolphin-reduces-focus-on-ireland#:~:text=The%20move%20follows%20a%20decline,Godolphin%20horses%20trained%20in%20Ireland.&text=Godolphin’s%20royal%20blue%20silks%20will,country%20in%20the%20near%20future](https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/262092/godolphin-reduces-focus-on-ireland#:~:text=The%20move%20follows%20a%20decline,Godolphin%20horses%20trained%20in%20Ireland.&text=Godolphin's%20royal%20blue%20silks%20will,country%20in%20the%20near%20future).
[https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/united-arab-emirates/](https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/united-arab-emirates/)
The Guardian had an excellent podcast on it recently
It’s well known locally who owns kildangan stud